Over the past 12 months, I have been noting the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States. In the not too distant future I shall be writing entries when we reach 30 million cases and 550,000 deaths. These numbers are sad and sobering.
Fortunately, for a change, there is a positive number to report. Today, President Biden kept his promise of 100 million vaccinations in 100 days. In fact, the promise was kept well ahead of schedule. To be precise it took 59 days nearly six weeks ahead of schedule.
So where do we go from here? Biden is now hinting we could reach 200 million vaccinations by his 100th day in office. Given how quickly we got to 100 million vaccines and how quickly his $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed Congress (a stimulus package which included funding for vaccines) I am inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. Promises made, promises kept.
Of course, the fight against COVID-19 is far from over. The spread of variants and the decision of certain governors to lift mask mandates and social distancing provisions could impede the progress we have made over the past 59 days. But the news concerning COVID-19 has been getting better of late and there is a chance it could stay that way.
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